Many
book authors didn't start off being bestselling writers. They started with all
sort of jobs. Here are a few of the odd jobs writers have worked prior to their
success as book authors.
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Charles
Dickens, author of The Tale of Two Cities — At age 12, he
worked in a shoe polish factory labeling jars.
William
Faulkner, author of The Sound and the Fury — He worked as a
postmaster at the University of Mississippi. At one time, he also worked night
shifts at the boiler room of the university.
F.
Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby — His first job
was writing slogans for trolley placards at an advertising agency.
James
Joyce, author of Ulysses — He composed melodies, played piano
and guitar, sang songs, and earned a living as a performer.
Ken
Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest — He worked
as a janitor at a mental hospital.
Stephen
King, author of Carrie and The Stand — His job as a
high school janitor inspired his first novel.
Harper
Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a
Watchman — She worked as a clerk for Eastern Air Lines.
Jack
London, author of Call of the Wild — He was an oyster pirate
(someone who steals and sells oysters).
Chuck
Palahniuk, author of Fight Club — He worked as a dishwasher,
movie projectionist, bicycle messenger, diesel mechanic, and assembly line
mechanic for Freightliner before becoming a full-time writer.
J.D.
Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye — He worked as an
entertainment director for a Swedish cruise ship.
Kurt
Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-Five — He worked as a Saab
car dealer.
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